| NIEKERK | Wayde van ---, South African sprinter; the current world record holder in the 400m (7) |
| ELIUDKIPCHOGE | Kenyan long-distance runner who is the current world record holder for the marathon (5,8) |
| RECORD | What Wayde van Niekerk broke in 2016 (6) |
| MILE | The current world record for this distance is 3:43.13 |
| DINAASHERSMITH | British sprinter, the 2019 women’s 200m world champion |
| DASHER | Sprinter, the German, remains inside (6) |
| LEDECKY | Katie ..., world record holder in the 1500m and 800m freestyle events. (7) |
| JIMRYUN | Former world record holder in the mile run/Kansas congressman since 1997 |
| GUNNELL | Sally _, British athlete who won the gold medal in the 400m hurdles at the 1992 Olympics (7) |
| JAVELIN | Barbora Spotakova was a two-time Olympic champion and world record holder in this sport. (7) |
| LIDDELL | Immortalised in the film Chariots Of Fire, the 400m winner in the 1924 Olympics in Paris was Eric .. |
| FREEMAN | Winner of the 400m track race for women in the 2000 Olympic Games (7) |
| SWIATEK | Polish tennis player and the current World No1, Iga _ (7) |
| SNOOKER | Sport at which Kyren Wilson is the current world champion (7) |
| USAIN | And 7 Retired Jamaican sprinter, world record holder in the 100m and 200m (5,4) |
| OFFICER | Concerning diamonds pocketed by French commission holder in the army (7) |
| USAINBOLT | Jamaican sprinter and world record holder In the 100 metres, 200 metres and 4x100 metres relay (5,4) |
| BOLT | Retired Jamaican sprinter, world record holder in the 100m and 200m (5,4) |
| HUGHES | Zharnel, sprinter born in 1995 who is the British record holder in the 100 and 200 metres (6) |
| TALOU | Ivorian sprinter who is the African record holder in the 100 metres, Marie-Josee (2,3) |
